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Jamaica
23rd November 1860
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| Jamaica #1 |
Per14, watermarked, typographed.
Printed by De La Rue, London
| Description | Scott# | SG# | Mi# | Y&T# | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 penny blue | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1d deep blue | 1b | 1c | 1865 | |||
| 1d pale blue | 1c | 1 | ||||
| 1d pale greenish blue | 1d | 1a | ||||
| 2d rose | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2d deep rose | 2a | 2a | ||||
| 3d green | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1863 | ||
| 4d brown orange | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 4d orange | 4a | 4a | ||||
| 6d lilac | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 6d deep lilac | 5a | 5b | 1870 | |||
| 6d gray lilac | 5b | 5a | ||||
| 1 shilling brown | 6 | 6b | 1868 | |||
| 1/- lilac brown | 6a | 6a | 6a | 1862 | ||
| 1/- yellow-brown | 6b | 6 | 6 |
All but the 3d value are known imperforate
Jamaica, together with other British colonies in the West Indies, took over responsibility for their own postal services in 1860. They had, since 1858, been using British stamps with numeral obliterators A01 to A78. British stamps were withdrawn in August 1860 Jamaica reverted to handstamps until De La Rue delivered in November 1860.